£220M Raised: Fundraising Secrets & Stories from the UK's Top Pitch Expert - James Church

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The Founders Lounge

Matic Jesenovec

89 episodes

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Imagine you are friends with some of the UK’s best entrepreneurs. Now imagine you can grab a drink with each of them and casually chat about business ideas, motivations, tactics, strategies and success habits. That’s what The Founders Lounge is all about. It provides real insights into the real day-to-day lives of real founders, CEOs and other business professionals every week. Hosted by Matic Jesenovec.

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£220M Raised: Fundraising Secrets & Stories from the UK's Top Pitch Expert - James Church | E76

The Founders Lounge

1 hour 18 minutes 43 seconds

1 year ago

£220M Raised: Fundraising Secrets & Stories from the UK's Top Pitch Expert - James Church | E76

James Church is the co-founder and COO of Robot Mascot, the UKs leading pitch agency. He's a #1 Amazon best selling author with his book, “Investable Entrepreneur”, where he shares his unique methodology for creating a pitch that convinces investors. James has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, on numerous industry blogs and podcasts, run mentoring sessions at Tech Hub, Google Campus and Runway East, and deliver mastermind sessions for The Chartered Institute of Marketing, University College London and the University of East Anglia.

Show notes:

- From a branding agency to the UK's leading pitch agency and startup consultancy

- Three key traits of an Investable Entrepreneur

- Why only 1% of startups manage to raise funding

- How anyone can become more resourceful

- The craziest fundraising strategy that James has ever witnessed

- What happens when you give £900k to an unprepared 18-year-old

- Strategies to build trust with investors

- Building a personal brand while building a business

- Best London networking tips

- One person that changed James’ life

- Where are the biggest business opportunities today

Links:

- Get the Investable Entrepreneur book for free: https://pitchready.co.uk/

- Follow James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescchurch/

- James’ business, Robot Mascot: https://www.robotmascot.co.uk/

- Silicon Roundabout: https://www.meetup.com/SiliconRoundabout/
- Daniel Priestley: https://danielpriestley.com/

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